A Conversation about Responding to Gun Violence (For GSE and SP2 Staff & Faculty)

Recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, occur on top of ongoing and daily shootings in Philadelphia, and create a range of feelings and reactions in all of us. In this conversation, we invite GSE and SP2 staff and faculty to share their reactions and concerns with a panel of expert counselors.

We'll talk about strategies for identifying and managing our own emotions, and talking with children of different ages in developmentally appropriate ways. We'll also share resources and ideas for taking constructive action and building community to counter our sense of helplessness and isolation in the face of loss.

PANELISTS:

• Caroline Watts, EdD – Psychologist; Director of Office of School & Community Engagement, Penn GSE
• Chimere G. Holmes, M.A, M.S.Ed, LPC - Ordained Reverend and Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice
• Linda Leibowitz, M.A. - Co-Director, Executive Program in School & Mental Health Counseling, Penn GSE
• Mike Nakkula, EdD – Psychologist; Director, Project for Mental Health & Optimal Development; Chair, Human Development & Qualitative Methods Division, Penn GSE
• Steve DelTurk, M.S.Ed. M.Phil.Ed. -Trauma Therapist at Philadelphia Children’s Alliance

This event will be recorded. If you can't attend live, please register and we will send you the recording and follow-up materials.